In the spirit of Spotify, “Allied Wrapped 2022” features a recap of our accomplishments, personnel and product announcements, publications, and unique value, complete with insights from some of our many experts.
The end of the year is upon us, and the winter holidays are quickly closing in, but we’re still humming along like Santa’s workshop, helping customers overcome challenges, maintain their equipment, manage their businesses, spend their surpluses, and gear up for the new year. 2023 is going to be an especially big year for us — and we hope for you as well — but 2022 was also quite the success. So, in the spirit of Spotify, we’re pleased to bring you “Allied Wrapped 2022,” a recap of our accomplishments, personnel and product announcements, publications, and unique value, complete with insights from some of our many experts.
Allied Wrapped 2022 – Accomplishments
This year we:
- Earned recognition in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index.
- Invested $1 million in enhancing our employee benefits to attract and retain top industry talent.
- Introduced an array of website upgrades designed to improve the user experience.
- Sponsored Colorado State University’s NASA robotic mining competition team in the annual LUNABOTIC competition for the fifth consecutive year.
- Opened our new hybrid office space and enacted a flexible work model.
- Announced an agreement to acquire Risoul.
- Invested in Women in Electronics.
- Worked with RS Group to bring The Washing Machine Project to the U.S.
- Celebrated our 10-year anniversary with Siemens.
- Announced that we’re changing our name to “RS” in Q1 2023.
- Were named a 2022 Top Place to Work by the Dallas Morning News.
- Announced the new RS DesignSpark Accelerate Incubator Program.
- Were named one of the 2022 Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces in North America by Inspiring Workplaces.
- Launched a new website accessibility initiative.
“We continue to strive to create the best possible environment for our employees to thrive, and I am so delighted with the progress we have made this year. The culture we want to create is one that is grounded in high performance, both individually and in teams, and is purpose-led – where you feel like you can bring your best self to work every day and do your best work,” said Katie Cartwright, Vice President of People at RS, Part of RS Group. “We want working here to be more than just a job. We want it to be a place where you can truly contribute to our company-wide purpose, which is making amazing happen for a better world. And looking back, I’m incredibly proud of how well our accomplishments this year really demonstrate our unwavering commitment to make that a reality.”
“We’re looking forward to building on this year’s success,” said Jessie Dearien, Vice President of Marketing at Allied, Part of RS Group. “Today, Allied is known as a leading supplier of industrial products and services in North America. As we transition to operating under the banner of RS, an exciting new chapter begins. We’re expanding our value proposition and making it easier for our customers and suppliers to do business with us as a single global integrated solutions partner.”
Allied Wrapped 2022 – Personnel Announcements
This year, we welcomed a new Managing Director of Ventures and CIO, bid farewell to our president, and welcomed a new interim president.
Allied Wrapped 2022 – Product Announcements
This year, we added dozens of new suppliers and thousands of new products to our industrial electronics, facilities maintenance, pneumatics, electrical connectivity, industrial networking, material handling & packaging, industrial automation, control cabinet, lighting, weighing, filtering, motion control, preventative maintenance, PLC, HMI, electronic component, indication, and industrial control product categories.
“In 2022 so far, we added more than 40 new suppliers to our line card and expanded our offering in key areas including bearings, lighting, and even robotics,” said Kim Jackson, New Supplier Marketing Specialist at Allied, Part of RS Group. “In addition to expanding our inventory, these new products enhance our ability to provide our customers with efficient and effective end-to-end solutions that span their design, build, and maintenance phases. Continue to look to us for the new products you’d expect, like connectors, sensors, and power supplies. Keep an eye on us as we continue to provide you with even more comprehensive, expert-level partnership and support!”
Allied Wrapped 2022 – Publications
This year, we added 52 new articles, interviews, and podcasts to our Expert Advice series, which provides personnel including engineers, operators, and installers with educational and broadly applicable information and advice gleaned from or authored by Allied and supplier experts.
- We published 25 articles and interviews sourced or authored by our skilled suppliers, including:
- “Eliminating Waste in Panel Building Applications with Push-In Connection Technology” – ABB
- “Switching It Up: The Keys to a Secure, Reliable Ethernet Connection” – Moxa
- “Power Protection for Automation Applications” – Siemens
- “The Value, Evolution, and Future of Industrial Condition Monitoring” – TE Connectivity
- “Condition Monitoring Solutions Support Predictive Maintenance” – Omron
- We started publishing both video and audio-only versions of our Allied Expert Advice podcasts. Check out Episode 8: Modular Industrial Connector Trends with HARTING and Episode 9: Food & Beverage Manufacturing & Packaging with Schneider Electric.
- We published 19 interviews and articles sourced or authored by Allied experts, including:
- We published 8 STEM articles, including:
- We earned nine editorial article publications in technical trade media outlets, including Machine Design, Pneumatic Tips, the May and September issues of Power Systems Design, Design World, CONTROL, Industrial Equipment News (IEN), Control Design, and Drives & Controls and had our experts quoted in several more.
Allied Wrapped 2022 – We’re Not Like Other Distributors
- We carry more products than any other distributor in North America — more than 3.5 million from more than 650 trusted suppliers.
- At any given moment, we have more than 250,000 ready-to-ship products in categories extending from automation and control equipment to interconnect, passive, active, and electromechanical components.
- We provide you with dedicated key account managers that you can count on to learn about you and your business and to help you overcome any challenges you run into when selecting, implementing, and maintaining component, device, and equipment solutions. Our key account managers have the solutions, knowledge, and know-how to help you identify the best solutions for your unique challenges, save time and money, and improve efficiencies. And because they’re dedicated to you and your business, they’ll always answer your calls and emails and will continue to get to know you better and provide you with even greater value year after year.
- We offer a comprehensive suite of services and tools including the industry’s largest collection of 360º product images, an extensive range of 3D CAD models, more than 1.1 million up-to-date datasheets, a highly experienced technical support team, and kitting, bagging, and labeling services.
- Our extensive line of RS PRO products is the largest line of private label products in the industry, addresses virtually every technology need and work environment in the commercial and industrial markets, and delivers an outstanding price-performance ratio. RS PRO products are quality engineered, rigorously tested, economically priced, compliant with all relevant international standards, field-proven, and backed by the RS PRO Seal of Approval, which is only awarded after a meticulous testing, inspection, and auditing process based on stringent international standards.
- We’re committed to transforming customer feedback into faster, more informative, and more intuitive website features designed to improve the convenience, simplicity, and speed of doing business with us anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
- Our Expert Advice series of articles, interviews, and podcasts places critical industry knowledge and expertise at your fingertips to help you keep your finger on the pulse of our rapidly evolving industry and identify product and technology solutions as unique as your business.
“What differentiates Allied from other distributes is our vision to be the first choice for all customers,” said Jeff Miller, Regional Sales Director at Allied, Part of RS Group. “We have evolved from a transactional business into a solutions-driven business that solves customer’s problems with tools ranging from experienced in-field sales engineers to our innovative virtual demo lab. Allied is a specialized distributor dedicated to putting our customers and suppliers first and developing and maintaining an inclusive culture and a first-class team that works together to make amazing happen.”
We hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane, that you saw and found value in something you’d previously missed, and that you’re inspired to reflect on your own successes in 2022 and reach out to discuss how to continue building upon that success in 2023. We look forward to working with you!
